#7 Forward
Jantel Lavender
Ohio State 
Cleveland, Ohio 
2016 WNBA Champion 
Biography
Lavender was inducted into the Ohio Basketball Hall of Fame in 2017. She has a twin sister, Jazmine, who she attended Ohio State with.
Lavender was inducted into the Ohio Basketball Hall of Fame in 2017. She has a twin sister, Jazmine, who she attended Ohio State with.
Lavender signed a multi-year deal with the Indiana Fever in 2021. She was drafted fifth overall by the Los Angeles Sparks in the 2011 WNBA Draft, with whom she won the 2016 WNBA Championship. She is a 2015 WNBA All-Star and 2016 WNBA Sixth Woman of the year. Lavender has also played overseas in Turkey, Poland and Italy. She is a two-time Polish National League Champion (2014, 2015), Italian League Champion (2013) and Turkish National League Champion (2016).
- Only Ohio State player, male or female, to be selected Big Ten Conference Player of the Year four straight seasons (2007-08 through 2010-11)
- Scored in double figures in each of her 136 games as a Buckeye, an NCAA record
- All-time career scoring leader (2,818 points)
- Big Ten record for rebounds (1,422)
- Holds OSU’s record for most consecutive starts (136)
- Led Buckeyes to four straight NCAA Tournaments, including the Sweet 16 her final two years
- 2010-11 (Senior)
- Three-time WBCA/State Farm and USBWA All-America
- Two-time Associated Press First Team All-America
- Two-time Big Ten Tournament Most Outstanding player
- First-ever Buckeye to eclipse 2,000 points as a junior
- First Big Ten freshman – male or female – to win Player of the Year honors while averaging 17.6 PPG, 9.9 RPG and shooting 51 percent from the field
Massillon, Ohio 
Ohio State 
